Improvement in paper boxes



UNITED STATES PATENT ()rrron WILLY WALLACH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN PAPER BOXES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 162,509, dated April27, 1875; application filed March 24, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WiLLY WALLACE, of NewYork, in the State of New York, have invented a new and Improved PaperBox, of which the following is a specification The nature of myinvention relates to the arrangement and construction of a box for thekeeping and displayin got'papcr, envelopes, and other goods, andconsists of three divisions, one of which said divisions is firmlyattached to the back piece, and forms, when the box is opened, anupright stand, and the other two divisions form the sides.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure I represents a top view of a box,when open, embodying my invention. Fig. II is a crosssection of thesame, and Fig. III is a crosssection of the box when closed.

A A are the two side boxes or side divisions, connected to a back piece,B, by means of suitable hinges n n, made of cloth, parchment, or otherpliable material or, if the box is made of wood or other heavy material,metal hinges may be used, and so arranged that the two side boxes A'Acan be laid flat, so that the central division, attached to the backpiece B, will stand upright and at right angle with the side divisionsor boxes. To the back piece B a central board, 0, is firmly attached,provided, on both sides, with pockets D D, or with a number of smallerpockets or divisions, to correspond with the size and nature of thegoods to be kept and displayed. In the same manner the side boxes A Amay be divided into any desired number of smaller divisions.

By this arrangement all the goods or articles placed in the box can beseen at a glance as soon as the box is opened.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As a new article of manufacture, a box consisting of two divisions orboxes, A A, connected to a back piece, B, by means of suitable hinges nn, having a central board, 0, firmly attached to the back B, provided,on both sides, with partitions or pockets D D, in the manner and for thepurpose substantially as herein specified.

WILLY WALLACE. Witnesses:

HENRY E. RoEnER, ISAAC AARON.

